Weekly Flylady Thread 15th December 2008

zarazara

try www.flylady.com worked for me!

DeniseNZ

All I can say is . . . BL00DY HELL, PIGPEN! You don't do things by halves in your family, do you :rotfl: Glad everyone is ok.

Hello everyone!

I've been a bit scarce lately. Don't you hate how work and the quest for the almighty dollar (or pound or euro in your case) takes over everything else?!?

Things done during and since the weekend:

Mirror finally up in entry - put up by OH and the builders next door - but it's too low :rolleyes: Never mind, have decorated entry way and trying to ignore the lowness every time I walk in the door - don't want to appear ungrateful, and all that . . .

Entry decorated - as above post mentions

Christmas tree up - with some new lights bought at 60% off price

Christmas grog and food bought yesterday - just fresh stuff to go next week

Bus tickets booked for two oldest boys to come home for the big day :j :j

All pressies, bar a couple of top ups, bought

Christmas cards bought yesterday :rolleyes:

I am planning a little photo gallery on one of the walls to be put up before Christmas - photos selected

That's enough for now - must shower and get ready for work. Bye . . .

belfastgirl23

Ok two things

One is not very moneysaving. But considering you and your BF are both very busy people, would it be worth considering getting a firm of cleaners to come in and do a few hours in the first instance? of course you'd have to do all the decluttering first but it might seem like a nice reward. The thought of spending a full week cleaning is incredibly depressing

Otherwise I really liked flylady's baby steps - see here for more info. the bigger flylady thing still scares the bejeesus out of me but the baby steps do help keep things under control...http://www.flylady.net/pages/begin_babysteps.asp

Oh and final piece of advice - get rid of as much stuff as possible. Stuff is time lost!

Good luck!

juliejim

Summermoon - has your parcel arrived yet?

Barneysmom

I was going to say exactly what Belfastgirl said
Golly you read my mind! :T

Have you got too much stuff in your house, or not enough storage ( ha I can talk lol!).

Hippy110

Pigpen - glad you are all ok, hope the kitchen is sorted asap.

It made me just go and check my smoke alarms.

toottifrootti

hello all
was going to do a long post with replies but had to deal with one first

pigpen OMG:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: thank goodeness you are all ok - how frightening for you and the children - does that prove that your fire alarms work or did you get a ticking off from the boyos!!:rotfl: :rotfl: speaking of which were there any nice hunky ones in their uniforms?:rotfl:

seriously though I am glad you are safe but what a time for it to happen - I guess you wont know until the assessor arrives but its going to be tight getting it done before Christmas isnt it? Are you doing a meal for all your family incl mothers, sisters etc? Poor DS3 was he very upset and realised what he had done? poor wee soul. and what about hazel and peaches did they run away with all the comotion!

as for the little witch at school she needs sorting out and I think you are just the person to do it! hope you can still manage to get to the school now.
she is the one who should be getting punished - and her friends although they are probably just following 'orders'. You need to get this sorted before they break up or it will just get pushed aside for the holidays.

wish we were nearer to come and help you get sorted in the house.
love and hugs and all sorts of mushy stuff
toots xx

Dustykitten

DS3 at Beavers so I'm going to do a HHC of hall/stairs/landing before pickup.

Pigpen - glad you are all ok (were you all there?) and hope you hadn't cleaned the kitchen today x

Valli

Evening all...just popping in to keep up with you all.

Triker wrote: »

OMG I think you need medical assistance, *shakes head incredulously* what with your proper northern roots an all.:rotfl:


Chips are the modern day manna from heaven.;):D

I eat them very, very rarely..
I also don't eat choccy cake or ice cream...but you ALL know I am odd, apparently:rotfl:

Gryfon wrote: »

:wave: Hey all!

Just got back from an annual photography club meal and I won a trophy for the most promising beginner Along with someone else so I need to only keep my mantelpiece clean for 6 months Also got a coaster for coming third in the enprint league.

Will hopefully feel up to flying tomorrow.

Well done you!

AnW's Mum - we had one power cut sat evening - interestingly we are at my neices new flat (near Tesco) and she didn't!

Pigpen:eek: (but mmmm firemen) and hope you get things sorted at school...

emily_jackson

Hi,

Hope everyone is well & welcome newbies/returners. We're now moving on the 22nd because the dates for DH's dialysis are different over Xmas week. Social Services are giving us a grant to hire removal men & they've given us some money to pay brother-in-law to do decorating, but not enough, so Dad & I have also been decorating. But we'd like to be out of here asap because we're receiving housing & council tax benefit for 1 property, but paying on the other. So far today I've done errands & decorating & washed bedding. My aims for the rest of the evening are to dop more errands & laundry